We had "coding standards," and if you didn't code it to the right format, you'd get fussed at. I didn't start professionally until the mid 90s, so I'm a little

We had "coding standards," and if you didn't code it to the right format, you'd get fussed at. I didn't start professionally until the mid 90s, so I'm a little younger than the OP. I've been coding since the mid 80s though as a youngster. Putting BEGIN..END around a one line block was always a contention since it wasn't required. Less code vs arguably more readable code (Pascal) If BLA Then Begin DO STUFF End vs If BLA Then DO STUFF